Musical theatre favorite and popular Playbill contributor Nikka Graff Lanzarone is on her latest theatrical adventure at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, playing a 7'2" Peacock in the world premiere musical adaptation of The Jungle Book. The performer/photographer/blogger/podcaster shares a recent two-show day.

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Good morning, Playbill! I’m a bit of a disaster when I wake up, so I’m not showing you a picture of that. Instead, we start this two-show Saturday early, to record an interview for my podcast, “The Ensemblist!” All set up, I’m just waiting for the guest..
Nikka Graff Lanzarone

Good morning, Playbill! I’m a bit of a disaster when I wake up, so I’m not showing you a picture of that. Instead, we start this two-show Saturday early, to record an interview for my podcast, “The Ensemblist!” All set up, I’m just waiting for the guest..

Why, it’s Jungle Book’s own Geoff Packard, coming by to tell us stories of his time in Phantom of the Opera. I promised him I’d make him coffee if he did the interview before two shows. It’s only fair, right?
Nikka Graff Lanzarone

Why, it’s Jungle Book’s own Geoff Packard, coming by to tell us stories of his time in Phantom of the Opera. I promised him I’d make him coffee if he did the interview before two shows. It’s only fair, right?

Say hi to my podcasting partner extraordinaire, Mo Brady! Mo and I do our interviews for “The Ensemblist” over Skype. He’s the best. Check us out on iTunes or at theensemblist.com!
Nikka Graff Lanzarone

Say hi to my podcasting partner extraordinaire, Mo Brady! Mo and I do our interviews for “The Ensemblist” over Skype. He’s the best. Check us out on iTunes or at theensemblist.com!

After the interview, I pack up and head over to the Goodman Theatre for the matinee.
Nikka Graff Lanzarone

After the interview, I pack up and head over to the Goodman Theatre for the matinee.

Look how cute we all are, up on the wall!
Nikka Graff Lanzarone

Look how cute we all are, up on the wall!

Through the door and down the stairs- that’s where the magic happens!
Nikka Graff Lanzarone

Some girl is going to be taking pictures of The Jungle Book cast? All day? That sounds like SO MUCH FUN.
Nikka Graff Lanzarone

Some girl is going to be taking pictures of The Jungle Book cast? All day? That sounds like SO MUCH FUN.

Let’s head to the dressing rooms, but not before stopping to sign a couple of posters- anyone who promises popcorn as a reward certainly knows how to lure actors into doing what they want, right?
Nikka Graff Lanzarone

Let’s head to the dressing rooms, but not before stopping to sign a couple of posters- anyone who promises popcorn as a reward certainly knows how to lure actors into doing what they want, right?